Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter: Lake George
Object Number:
1961.249
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 16 1/2 x 13 in. ( 5.1 x 41.9 x 33 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse rim: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" [Banner above eagle]; "LAKE GEORGE/ STATE OF NEW YORK [Rectangle beneath eagle]"
stamped: on obverse: "16/OOD"
Description:
Rectangular pearlware platter with rounded corners; dark blue transfer printed shell border with view of a lake at center (Lake George). (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 27)
Gallery Label:
The region around Lake George was noted for its, varied, unusual beauty and its associations with the early history of the United States.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
